Subject guides

Local authority elections

This page lists resources and links about local authority elections in Christchurch and Canterbury. Local authority elections are held every three years throughout New Zealand by postal vote. The next elections take place from 20 September to 12 October 2019.

Election results

Christchurch elections

All resident voters and non-resident ratepayer voters whose names appear on the electoral rolls are eligible to vote in their local government elections.

Christchurch City Council

Elections will be held for the following positions:

Mayor of Christchurch City;

Christchurch City Councillors (16 councillors in total, with one councillor from each of the 16 wards - a change from the current 13 Councillors elected from six wards, each with two members, apart from Banks Peninsula, which current has a single member);

Members of the Christchurch Community Boards (between six and nine members for 6 urban boards and one Banks Peninsula board - currently there are eight community boards);

The Christchurch City Council election uses the First Past the Post (FPP) electoral system.

Canterbury District Health Board

Environment Canterbury (ECan)

In 2010 the Government appointed seven Commissioners to govern Environment Canterbury until such time as it could be returned to a fully elected Council. In 2016 new legislation sees a mix of elected and appointed Council members, with a return to a fully elected Council in 2019. Find out more on the Environment Canterbury website.

Local authority election resources

Our community directory CINCH has local government listings — current councillors and health board members — plus service centres and community boards.

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